Pay station telephone lock



A ril 17, 1934. w. KAUFMAN PAY STATION TELEPHONE LOCK Filed Nov. 3, 1932INVENTOR W0 LF KAUFMAN ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 17, 1934 i 1 UNITED STATESATENT @FFICE PAY STATION TELEPHONE LOCK Wolf Kaufman, New York, N. Y.Application November 3, 1932, Serial No. 640,967

6 Claims. (01. 70122) This invention relates to new and useful im- Fig.4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on provements in a pay stationtelephone lock. the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Robberies of the coin boxes at telephone pay Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryelevational view lookstations are very frequent. The telephones are ingin the direction of the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, cer- 5 constructed with cashboxes on their lower extain parts being shown in section.

tremities which are very easily broken open by Fig. 6 is a sectionalview taken on the line 66 dishonest persons. of Fig. 2.

It is an object of this invention to arrange in Fig. 7 is a view similarto Fig. 6 but showing combination with a device, such a telephone on amodified construction.

the wall, which is of substantially box-shape and Fig. 8 is afragmentary elevational view looking 65 having an enlarged bottomportion holding a cash in the direction of the line 8-8 of Fig. '7. box,an arrangement whereby the said bottom The pay S a ep e 100k accordingt0 portion is covered and protected against robbers. t n t o s us d in Cjunctio W h a tele- As a further object of this invention it is parphoneindicated in g- 1 schematically y the dot ticularly proposed to mount aside plate permaand dash lines, said telephone being constructed 7nently within the wall upon which the device as f ub nti ly h xp and h van mentioned in the previous paragraph is mounted d p t on 0 at the bThe upp p in a, manner so as to extend over the side of the tion Of thetelephone iS indicated by reference device, and to hingedly connect anangle plate numeral 11. The lock according to this invention capable ofextending across the front and other Comprises a Side plate 12 forPermanent atteeh- 75- side of the device, and then arranging a cylindermerit up t e W 3 011 Which the telephone is look for holding the angleplate in locked posimounted a d a ged t p oject at rig angles ti to thewall and to cover one side of the enlarged As a still further object ofthis invention it is p r i n 10 of he tel phone. Th mo n f proposed tosecure a cylinder look upon the side the plate 12 is accomplished yimbedding its 80, of said angle plate in a manner so that it securelyrear nd t th Wall, o in any other a r locks the angle plate in place.attaching it so that it may not be removed. More Furthermore, thisinvention proposes an arparticularly, t rear edge of the Side plate 121S rangement whereby the side plate and the side of bent at right anglesd c d by e ence mlt angle plate is provided with flanges adapted moral14 and this is imbedded in the wall, see Fig.

to extend at inclinations over the top edge of the ThiS d plate isreinforced y e reinforceenlarged bottom portion of the box-shape so sinent strip 15 which is riveted upon the side of t 599111813; protect,it the plate 12 and which also has its rear end bent Furthermore, anarrangement is prgposed at right angles and in intimate 001113810 5 Withthe 35 whereby Said flanges may b adjusted t various bent edge 14. Thisconstruction insures a very inclinations to better protect the enlargedporligid Solid Connection of th Side plate With the tion of the box.wall.

Still further it is proposed to construct a de- An angle plate 16 15adapted for extending vice as mgntioned which is simple and durableacross the front of the enlarged bottom portion 40 and which may bemanufactured and Sold at a 10 of the telephone, and also across theother side reasonable cost. of said enlarged portion. The angle plate 16is For further comprehension of the invention hmgedly mounted at oneedge upon the front edge of the plate 12. This angle plate 15 and of theobJects and advantages thereof, refer- M ba had to the 011 owm des ri tind plovlded wlth a bottom flange 18 extending 1nenw W Y d E p on wardsat right angles thereto. The side plate 12 i i ig drawmg: an 0 eappenied is also provided with a similar bottom flange 19 claims inwhich the various novel features of the also extending inwards at rightangles These invention are more particularly set forth. flanges areadapted to engage snugly against the In the accoiilwtymg drawing formmga mate bottom side of the telephone. Furthermore, the 50 T1211 Part ofthls dlsclosure1 flange 18 which is substantially of L-shape, see

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a m station tele- Fig. 4, serves toreinforce and add rigidity to the ph n k according t hi nv n n shownangle plate construction. The side plate 12 and schematically appliedupon a telephone. the side arm of the angle plate 16 are formed withFig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. small flanges 20 extending inwardssubstantially 55 Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of Fig.2. at rightangles for engaging against the bevel portion of the enlarged bottomportion 10 of the telephone where this bottom portion connects with theupper portion of the telephone. The top flanges 20 should be of suchinclinations that they snugly engage against the inclined section of thetelephone immediately at the top of the enlarged portion 10.

A cylinder lock 21 is securely mounted upon the side arm of the angleplate 16 and is adapted to coact with a keeper 22 permanently mounted inthe wall 13. In Fig. 5 the keeper is shown to comprise a verticalelement which is imbedded into the wall 13 and horizontal keeper lugswhich extend into a portion of the cylinder lock and are adapted to beengaged by the bolt thereof. The arrangement is such that the angularplate 16 may be securely locked in place concluding the encircling ofthe enlarged portion of the telephone. The front arm of the angle plate16 is formed with a cutout 23 aligned with the coin return opening 24 ofthe telephone 11. The telephone 11 is shown of the type provided withcoin deposit openings 25 at the top, generally used, and in which thecoins fall down into a coin receiving box at the bottom. In Fig. 2 thefragmentary dot and dash lines indicate the angle plate 16 partiallyopened.

In Figs. '7 and 8 a modification of the invention has been disclosed inwhich provision is made for adjusting the angular position of the topflanges 20 of the locking device. Thus these top flanges may be placedin proper angles to snugly engage against the upper edges of theenlarged bottom 10 of the telephone. More particularly each of theflanges 20 is hingedly mounted at its rear end 25 upon the upper edge ofthe sides of the looking device. A hinge is secured upon the bottom sideof each of the flanges 20 and comprises a hinge leaf 26 permanentlyattached upon the bottom side of the flange 20 and hingedly connectedwith the second leaf 2'7. This secondleaf, at its lower end, is hingedlyconnected with a plate 28 adjustably secured upon the inner face of theside of the locking device. The adjustable mounting of the plate 28 isaccomplished by studs 29 projecting from the sides of the locking deviceand extending through vertical slots 30 formed in the plate 28. Nuts 31threadedly engage upon the studs 29 and serve to clamp the plate againstthe inner side of the device. To insure proper gripping the adjacentfaces of the plate 28 and the sides of the device are formed withserrations 32. The dot and dash lines in Fig. indicate several adjustedpositions of the flange 20.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a device secured upon a wall and substantially ofbox-shape with an enlarged bottom, a side plate for permanent attachmenton the wall to project at right angles thereto for covering one side ofsaid enlarged portion, an angle plate for extending across the front andother side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connected with thefront edge of said side plate, a lock keeper adapted for permanentmounting upon said wall, a cylinder lock mounted upon the side arm ofsaid angle plate and adapted to lock with said keeper, and bottomflanges from said side plate and angle plate for extending partiallyacross the bottom of said box-shaped device, the top edges of said sideplate and the side arm of said angle plate being formed with top flangesextending inwards substantially at right angles for engaging against thetop edges of said enlarged portion of the box-shaped device, and meansupon the inner faces of said top flanges and side plate and side arm ofsaid angle plate for adjusting the angular relation of said flanges withsaid side plate and side arm of the angular plate.

2. In combination with a device secured upon a wall and substantially ofbox-shape with an enlarged bottom, a side plate for permanent attachmenton the wall to project at right angles thereto for covering one side ofsaid enlarged portion, an angle plate for extending across the front andother side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connected with thefront edge of said side plate, a lock keeper adapted for permanentmounting upon said wall, a cylinder lock mounted upon the side arm ofsaid angle plate and adapted to lock with said keeper, and bottomflanges from said side plate and angle plate for extending partiallyacross the bottom of said box-shaped device, the top edges of said sideplate and the side arm of said angle plate being formed with top flangesextending inwards substantially at right angles for engaging against thetop edges of said enlarged portion of the boxshaped device, and meansupon the inner faces of said top flanges and side plate and side arm ofsaid angle plate for adjusting the angular relation of said flanges withsaid side plate and side arm of the angular plate, said top flangesbeing hingedly mounted.

3. In combination with a device secured upon a wall and substantially ofbox-shape with an enlarged bottom, a side plate for permanent attachmenton the wall to project at right angles thereto for covering one side ofsaid enlarged portion, an angle plate for extending across the front andother side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connected with thefront edge of said side plate, a lock keeper adapted for permanentmounting upon said wall, a cylinder lock' mounted upon the side arm ofsaid angle plate and adapted to lock with said keeper, and bottomflanges from said side plate and angle plate for extending partiallyacross the bottom of said boxshaped device, the top edges of said sideplate and the side arm of said angle plate being formed with top flangesextending inwards substantially at right angles for engaging against thetop edges of said enlarged portion of the box-shaped device, and meansupon the inner faces of said top flanges and side plate and side arm ofsaid angle plate for adjusting the angular relation of said flanges withsaid side plate and side arm of the angular plate, said top flangesbeing hingedly mounted, said adjusting means comprising hinges havingone of the leaves secured upon the bottom of said flanges and the otherleaf hingedly connected with an anchorage plate, and means foradjustably clamping said anchorage plate against the inner sides of saidside plate and said arm of the angular plate.

a. In combination with a device secured upon a wall and substantially ofbox-shape with an enlarged bottom, a side plate for permanent attachmenton the wall to project at right angles thereto for covering one side ofsaid enlarged portion, an angle plate for extending across the front andother side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connected with thefront edge of said side plate, a lock keeper adapted for permanentmounting upon said wall, a cylinder lock mounted upon the side arm ofsaid angle plate and adapted to lock With said keeper, and bottomflanges from said side plate and angle plate for extending partiallyacross the bottom of said box-shaped device, the top edges of said sideplate and the side arm of said angle plate being formed with top flangesextending inwardly substantially at right angles for engaging againstthe top edges of said enlarged portion of the box-shaped device, andmeans upon the inner faces of said top flanges and side plate and sidearm of said angle plate for adjusting the angular relation of saidflanges with said side plate and side arm of the angular plate, said topflanges being hingedly mounted, said adjusting means comprising hingeshaving one of the leaves secured upon the bottom of said flanges and theother leaf hingedly connected with an anchorage plate, and means foradjustably clamping said anchorage plate against the inner sides of saidside plate and said arm of the angular plate, comprising studsprojecting from the side plate and engaging in slots formed in theanchorage plate, and means upon said studs for abutting against theplate and forcing said plate against the side plate.

5. In combination with a device secured upon a wall and substantially ofbox-shape with an enlarged bottom, a side plate for permanent attachmenton the Wall to project at right angles thereto for covering one side ofsaid enlarged portion, an angle plate for extending across the front andother side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connected with thefront edge of said side plate, a lock keeper adapted for permanentmounting upon said wall, a cylinder lock mounted upon the side arm ofsaid angle plate and adapted to lock With said keeper, and bottomflanges from said side plate and angle plate for extending partiallyacross the bottom of said box-shaped device, the top edges of said sideplate and the side arm of said angle plate being formed with top flangesextending inwardly substantially at right angles for engaging againstthe top edges of said enlarged portion of the box-shaped device, andmeans upon the inner faces of said top flanges and side plate and sidearm of said angle plate for adjusting the angular relation of saidflanges with said side plate and side arm of the angular plate, said topflanges being hingedly mounted, said adjusting means comprising hingeshaving one of the leaves secured upon the bottom of said flanges and theother leaf hingedly connected with an anchorage plate, and means foradjustably clamping said anchorage plate against the inner sides of saidside plate and said arm of the angular plate, comprising studsprojecting from the side plate and engaging in slots formed in theanchorage plate, and means upon said studs for abutting against theplate and forcing said plate against the side plate, adjacent faces ofsaid side plate being formed with serrations.

6. In a telephone lock, for telephones secured upon a wall andsubstantially of box shape with an enlarged bottom portion containingthe cash box, a side plate for permanent attachment on the wall toproject at right angles to the wall for covering one side of saidenlarged portion and having flanges extending inwardly at right anglesfrom the top and bottom edges, an angle plate for extending across thefront and other side of said enlarged portion and hingedly connectedwith the front edge of said side plate and having flanges extendinginwardly from the top and bottom edges, said flanges engaging againstthe corners of the enlarged portion of said telephone functioning alsoto protect the corners and preventing the insertion of tools between thetelephone and said plates, the top flanges being hingedly supported, andmeans for holding said top flanges in various hinged positions.

WOLF KAUFMAN.

